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Enugu Air Incident: Keyamo Orders Probe After Runway Excursion
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus
Keyamo, has reacted to the crash-landing of Enugu Air at Benin Airport in Edo
State.
In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Keyamo said he
had ordered all the relevant agencies to work closely with Enugu Air to unravel
the cause of the incident.
Recall that the aircraft crashed at Benin City airport on
Thursday.
Following the incident, Air Peace aircraft suspended all its
flights to and from the Benin Airport after the temporary closure of the
airport’s runway following a runway incursion.
Reacting, Keyamo said, “I have been duly informed that the
incident with Enugu Air yesterday in Benin is that the aircraft skidded off the
runway after landing successfully (it is called ‘runway excursion’ in aviation
terminology).
“Everyone was safe. I have directed all the relevant
agencies to work closely with Enugu Air to unravel the cause.”